Politics Feb 06 How both sides see the legal challenge on Trump’s travel ban A Constitutional showdown is underway over President Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration. In Seattle, a federal judge issued a temporary halt to Trump’s travel ban, resulting in an appeal from the Justice Department. John Yang gets two takes on…
Health Feb 06 Does this Obamacare experiment offer significant savings? One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act was to develop organizations that offer doctors and hospitals a deal: In exchange for more efficient care for Medicare recipients, providers receive a share of the savings as a bonus. Now…
Politics Feb 06 Is the Trump administration struggling to get up to speed? Little more than two weeks into President Trump’s administration, there are reports of early struggles behind the scenes for the president and his staff. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report, NPR's Tamara Keith and Glenn Thrush of The New…
Politics Feb 06 News Wrap: Trump visits CENTCOM, defends travel ban In our news wrap Monday, President Trump spoke about "radical Islamic" terror attacks on his first visit to U.S. Central Command, where he also criticized the press. On Twitter, he attacked the judge who halted key provisions of his travel…
Episode Feb 05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 5, 2017 On this episode for Sunday, Feb. 5, President Donald Trump’s immigration ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries could head to the U.S. Supreme Court as the debate continues on the constitutionality of the executive order. Later, hear from…
Politics Feb 05 A look at the first two weeks of Trump’s presidency More than two weeks into his term, President Donald Trump has raised questions among some GOP members about his Republican beliefs and attacked a federal judge in Seattle over a ruling about Trump’s immigrant ban. To help analyze the latest…
Politics Feb 05 Trump’s immigrant ban could lead to U.S. Supreme Court One federal appeals court has weighed in on the Trump administration’s immigration ban, and should another appeals court in another region of the country offer a competing view, it could send the debate to the U.S. Supreme Court. To discuss…
World Feb 05 After court rulings, Syrian refugees board flights to U.S. Together, Syria’s immediate neighbors of Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan host the majority of Syrian refugees who have fled their war-torn homeland in the past six years. During the last 24 hours, refugees with approved visas to come to the U.S.
Nation Feb 05 Employers can use FBI database for real-time background checks Employers enrolled in federal and state “Rap Back” programs receive ongoing, real-time updates about their employees even after they are hired. They can keep tabs on things like encounters with law enforcement, even if those actions do not result in…
Episode Feb 04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 4, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 4, the Trump administration's ban on immigration from seven mostly Muslim countries is on hold nationwide following Friday’s restraining order by a federal court judge. Later, armed Arizona citizens are patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border…